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     This is an interesting one. It's off of the "B-Sides & Demos" album.
The tuning is "open-D" and there is a capo on the 2nd fret (making
it open-E). Listen to the song and play along to master it! The intro is
a bit difficult to hear so just play what is shone, but at some open top
strings in there once in a while. I'll leave it up to you how you'd like to
throw in the hammer-ons/pull-offs too.

Intro:

d|-7--4--5--2--2/4--5--2--0-------|          |-0-2-(0)-0--------|
A|-------------------------0------|          |------4-(0)-2/4---|
F#|-------------------------0-----| x2 then: |------------------|
D|---------------------------0----|          |------------------|
A|----------------------------0---|          |------------------|
D|-----------------------------0--|          |------------------|

Verse:

d|--5----5---0----0----|
A|--5----5---0----0----|
F#|-5--6p5---0--1p0----|
D|--5----5---0----0----|
A|--5--7p5---0--2p0----|
D|--5----5---0----0----|

First riff going into second verse:

D|--0-2-4-0-| then go back into the verse then,

play this riff: D|--5-4-2-0-| now go into the chorus!

Chorus:

d|-----5--7----7--5---5-7-4-2---|
A|-----5--7----7--5---5-5-0-0---|
F#|-3--5--7----7--5-------------|
D|--4--5--7----7--5-------------|
A|--2--5--9--9p7--7-------------|
D|-(0)--------------------------|

Now play the second half of the intro.

Third Verse:

d|--5----5--5-7-4-2--0----0---|
A|--5----5--5-5-0-0--0----0---|
F#|-5--6p5-----------0--1p0---|
D|--5----5-----------0----0---|
A|--5--7p5-----------0--2p0---|
D|--5----5-----------0----0---|

Repeat riff, and then chorus.

Play a few open pull offs.

Play the first part of the intro.


/ = slide up
p = pull-off
() = hard to decipher whether or not it's played.

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